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School and nursery staff in the poorest areas will be asked to help young children brush their teeth

New study, conducted by the Universities of Sheffield and Leeds, shows barriers to running supervised toothbrushing programmes for young children must be overcome if the UK government is to…

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School and nursery staff in the poorest areas will be asked to help young children brush their teeth

Programme will reach up to 600,000 children in most deprived areas.

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Barriers to running supervised toothbrushing programmes for young children must be overcome if the UK government is to successfully tackle childhood tooth decay, researchers say.

British Dental Journal - Supervised toothbrushing programmes in England: a national survey of current provision and factors influencing their implementation

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PenARC-supported research shows barriers remain for supervised toothbrushing programmes to help tackle childhood tooth decay.

New study, conducted by the Universities of Sheffield and Leeds, shows barriers to running supervised toothbrushing programmes for young children must be overcome if the UK government is to successful...

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Objectives Supervised toothbrushing programmes (STPs), whereby children brush their teeth at nursery or school with a fluoride toothpaste under staff supervision, are a clinically and cost-effective.....

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Around a third of British children have tooth decay. Is supervised toothbrushing the fix?

Supporting toothbrushing programmes for young children in schools and nurseries and developing an ongoing support programme.

This toolkit brings together new and existing resources to help support the implementation of supervised toothbrushing programmes and clubs.

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